Introduction to Frontier Wars

What event marked the beginning of the British invasion of Australia?

• The arrival of the First Fleet in Port Jackson on 26 January 1788

• The signing of the Treaty of Waitangi

• The discovery of gold in Victoria

• The establishment of the Australian Commonwealth

Who were the original custodians of the land where the first British penal colony was established?

• The Eora people

• The Maori people

• The Noongar people

• The Wiradjuri people

What term is used to describe the areas where conflict occurred between British settlers and Aboriginal peoples?

• The frontier

• The outback

• The bush

• The hinterland

Which historian argued that the Frontier Wars were omitted from Australia's history in the early twentieth century?

• Henry Reynolds

• Raymond Evans

• Robert Ørsted-Jensen

• Manning Clark

According to recent research, how many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may have died in Queensland alone during the Frontier Wars?

• Up to 60,000

• About 30,000

• Over 100,000

• Around 10,000

What impact did the resistance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have on Australia?

• It deeply impacted the nature and identity of Australia

• It led to the immediate independence of Australia

• It resulted in the complete assimilation of Aboriginal cultures

• It had no significant impact

What is a significant challenge in estimating the number of casualties during the Frontier Wars?

• Casualty counts were rarely made on a lawless frontier

• There were no historians to record the events

• The British government kept detailed records

• The conflicts were minor and infrequent